MAN CHARGED FOR DRUG OFFENCES IN CANE GARDEN: How much could Gov’t earn if Taxed instead?
Police have arrested and charged Jefferson Ricardo Yearwood, 42 years of Cane Garden St Andrew for the above mentioned offences which occurred on 2014-01-11 while at Cane Garden, St Andrew:
1. Possession of cannabis
2. Possession with intent to supply;
3. Trafficking; and
4. Cultivation.
{RBPF FILE IMAGE} Police Officers carried out a search of a bushy area at Cane Garden, St Andrew and Yearwood was seen in the area attending to cannabis plants. A search made of a nearby wooden structure discovered a quantity of loose dried cannabis along with a quantity of seeds. The 776 plants were discovered under cultivation; the plants were about 3 inches to 3 feet in height. The loose quantity weighed about one (1) lb.
Yearwood is expected to appear at Magistrates Court on Monday January 13, 2014.
- David Welch; Insp.
PRO
